MedStar Health Blog

Women’s health care has changed dramatically over the last few years, particularly when it comes to surgery for chronic pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding and other gynecologic disorders.

How loud is too loud when listening to music with earbuds or headphones? Here's how to counteract premature hearing loss.

Everyone knows somebody who never seems to get sick. But did you ever wonder why? It’s not because they are able to avoid exposure to germs. That’s nearly impossible! It’s because their immune system ...

Stress is a fact of modern life. But as Dr. Allen Taylor notes, constant high levels of stress can double the risk of heart disease, if left untreated.

Winter is here, along with colder weather, darker evenings, and coughs and colds. Once the days get shorter, many people get the urge to curl up in front of the TV with a big bag of cookies and glass ...

Doctors agree you should know your blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol, but there's one more number you should be tracking.